Patents by Inventor Frank B. Hunt

Frank B. Hunt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Laser scanning method and system for marking articles such as printed circuit boards, integrated circuits and the like
    Publication number: 20040104202
    Abstract: A laser scanning method and system for marking articles is provided wherein control is provided by a single central controller. The system includes a conveyor for conveying the articles in a first direction at a marking station. A conveyor controller controls the conveyor in response to conveyor control signals. A laser and an optical subsystem are optically coupled to the laser for generating a focused laser beam in response to laser control signals. A scan head includes a laser beam deflector for steering the focused laser beam along two substantially orthogonal intersecting axes at the marking station to mark a first predetermined region on at least one of the articles in response to deflection control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: GSI Lumonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Downes, J. Miles Kane, Frank B. Hunt, Rainer Schramm, Donald J. Svetkoff
  • Laser scanning method and system for marking articles such as printed circuit boards, integrated circuits and the like
    Publication number: 20030024913
    Abstract: A laser scanning method and system for marking articles is provided wherein control is provided by a single central controller. The system includes a conveyor for conveying the articles in a first direction at a marking station. A conveyor controller controls the conveyor in response to conveyor control signals. A laser and an optical subsystem are optically coupled to the laser for generating a focused laser beam in response to laser control signals. A scan head includes a laser beam deflector for steering the focused laser beam along two substantially orthogonal intersecting axes at the marking station to mark a first predetermined region on at least one of the articles in response to deflection control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph P. Downes, J Miles Kane, Frank B Hunt, Jr., Rainer Schramm, Donald J Svetkoff